This summer, guided town walks are offered every Thursday at 8 p.m. Most walks last for about an hour, participation is free and everyone is welcome. The walks are a collaboration between the Hafnarfjörður Library, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum, Hafnarborg and the Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður. 4th June - An Artist's Perspective on Hafnarfjörður Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, director of Hafnarborg, will lead a walk in search of artists' perspectives on the old town. […]
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Happy birthday!
Hafnarfjörður celebrates its 112th anniversary today, as the municipality was granted borough status on 1 June 1908. A year later, on 1 June 1909, the town had a population of 1,469, with 109 children enrolled in its primary school. Today, around 30,000 residents live in Hafnarfjörður, and the number of pupils in the municipality's nursery and primary schools has risen to almost 6,000 in […]
Two new exhibitions opened on the town's birthday
Summer at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum begins with a Puffin and Occupation exhibition. Summer opening begins at the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum on the town's 112th anniversary, 1 June, with the opening of two new exhibitions. A themed exhibition about codmen opens in the Packhouse and a new occupation exhibition has been set up on Strandstíg. Admission to all the museums of the Folk Museum is free and all five of the museum's buildings are open […]
Swimming pool opening hours over the Whit Bank Holiday weekend
The swimming pools in Hafnarfjörður will be open as follows over the Whit Monday weekend. Sat 30 May Sun 31 May Mon 1 June Ásvallalaug 08:00-18:00 08:00-17:00 08:00-17:00 Suðurbæjarlaug 08:00-18:00 Closed 08:00-17:00 Swimming Pool 08:00-18:00 Closed 08:00-17:00 Due to capacity restrictions and extensive maintenance work at the Suðurbæjarlaug, 30 people are allowed in the Suðurbæjarlaug at one time, 32 in the Hafnarfjörður Swimming Pool and 200 […]
All schools in Hafnarfjörður receive recognition from the education council.
The Hafnarfjörður Education Council Award is presented annually for projects in school life that promote school development, professional collaboration and cooperation. This year, it was decided to award all schools in Hafnarfjörður—nursery schools, primary schools and the music school—an award for the great task of maintaining a vibrant and creative school environment during uncertain times, for standing on the front line and carrying out their work […]
14 tonnes of garden waste were collected in skips at the primary schools.
Residents in Hafnarfjörður made good use of the service to take their garden waste to special containers at the primary schools last weekend. It is estimated that nearly 14 tonnes of waste were collected in the containers. From now on, residents will need to take all garden waste directly to the Sorpu recycling centres. Residents who have put bags out […]
Thirteen proposals from the Hafnarfjörður Youth Council
The Youth Council of Hafnarfjörður put forward thirteen proposals to the town council at yesterday's meeting, covering matters that concern our young people in one way or another: school activities, leisure activities, and the planning of the immediate environment. The City Council welcomed all the Youth Council's proposals and unanimously agreed to refer them to the relevant committees for discussion and action. Proposals […]
Agreement on travel services for visually impaired residents of Hafnarfjörður
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Blindrafélagið have entered into a service agreement which involves the Blindrafélagið taking on the operation of a travel service for residents of Hafnarfjörður who have been diagnosed as legally blind by the Service and Knowledge Centre for the Blind, visually impaired and deafblind individuals who are unable to use public transport due to their disability. With this agreement, the City of Hafnarfjörður takes a major step forward in its services […]
Summer jobs for students – applications open
The application deadline is Monday, 1 June. Applications are now open for new summer jobs for students aged 18 and over who are between courses. The summer jobs are varied and fun, including in the areas of environment and operations, information technology, education, family affairs, culture, and health promotion. This is a summer employment initiative by the City of Hafnarfjörður in response to the current economic situation, in collaboration with […]
Underwater view of pupils at Öldutúnsskóli
Students in the visual arts elective at Öldutúnsskóli finished the course with a final project in the underpass by the Suðurbæjarlaug. They based the project on ideas about nature and art. What is art, for whom is the art created, and what is being conveyed through the artwork? Pupils in Years 9 and 10 at Öldutúnsskóli decided, based on these reflections […]